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Date: April 13, 2018

Lamm Bachman, Salmen and Brotten Recognized as 2018 Top Women Attorneys in Minnesota

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Date: April 13, 2018
by foleyandmansfield

Lamm Bachman, Salmen and Brotten Recognized as 2018 Top Women Attorneys in Minnesota

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Foley & Mansfield is pleased to announce the inclusion of three women attorneys to the 2018 Top Women Attorneys in Minnesota list by Super Lawyers.®  

Lisa Lamm Bachman, managing partner of the firm’s Minneapolis office, was recognized for her work in Employment Litigation Defense.  In addition to her employment and commercial litigation practice, Bachman serves as the firm’s Minneapolis pro bono coordinator.

Recognized for their work in Personal Injury-Products Defense are partners Joanna M. Salmen and Elizabeth M. Sorenson Brotten.  Both defend manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, and premises owners in high-risk toxic tort and product liability claims.

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a rigorous multi-phased process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area.

The Top Women attorneys list can be found in the April 2018 issue of Mpls. St. Paul Magazine.

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